La Tasca - Alexandriagreat neighborhood tapasPerfect for some tapas and drinks. Mix in great company and it was a great eve.5/4/2013 12:00:00 AMGreat Date NightThe only complaint I have is with the noise inside. My husband and I sat at a square table, he to my left. We nearly had to yell the entire meal. I don't recall if there was music playing, and I don't have any recommendations on how to make it more quiet.4/27/2013 12:00:00 AMWe loved the selection andWe loved the selection and especially the sangria! It morphed into a 2 1/2 hour meal for a group of us on a business trip. We'd go back!4/24/2013 12:00:00 AMThis is one of our favoritesThis is one of our favorites spots. We always get the bacon wrapped dates and the chirozo. And a pitcher of sangria.4/17/2013 12:00:00 AMFood was expensive but theFood was expensive but the service was wonderful. Great wxperience, fast seating and friendly service !4/13/2013 12:00:00 AMI thought it was a fun spotI thought it was a fun spot for a girls night out dinner. Good food and service.4/12/2013 12:00:00 AMFun at Saturday lunch!We enjoyed SO MUCH trying and sharing bites of the different tapas from the Special Lunch Menu. The servers brought them out a few at a time. We each opted for the three for 19.99 and our daughter chose only vegan/vegetarian dishes which were readily available. We had a nice Rioja wine. It was wonderful! We especially liked the tomato and white bean salad, spinach salad, and eggplant rolls. The empanadas were terrific (the sauce served with them perfect). We will be back!4/6/2013 12:00:00 AMOur last experience was prettyOur last experience was pretty good, except for our table order of "Arroz a banda" paella. We waited 35 minutes for the dish, which was acceptable, but when it came to our table, we noticed that the paella, which should have shrimp and scallops, instead had shrimp and squid. When we asked our server what happened, he took the dish back to the kitchen to ask the chef. The server returned and explained that the scallops were in the paella, but they were so finely chopped that they were impossible to recognize in the dish. He offered no explanation why squid was in the dish. We thought such an excuse was unacceptable and ridiculous. The server took the dish off our check and offered us a round drinks on the house as an apology.4/3/2013 12:00:00 AMFood presentation was wonderful.Food presentation was wonderful. Everything was delicious. Waiter was slow to greet but was very accomodating and diligent throughout the evening. Environment was very cozy and relaxing with the exception of the food tray srands they stored right next to our table and used every time food was brought out of kitchen. Also waitress sat a family with two young children right next to our dinner for two. Tables were uncomfortably close together and dining area was not close to being full. The mood of the evening shifted immediately.4/2/2013 12:00:00 AMAlways a great experienceAlways a great experience at La Tasca. Disappointed they were out of mussles and empenadas--other than that, excellent food!3/31/2013 12:00:00 AMVery raucous tapas restaurantVery raucous tapas restaurant with live entertainment!3/30/2013 12:00:00 AMSpain is closer at LaWe booked at LaTasca after finding out that Chef Josu Zubikarai returned to the US from Spain. He is a phenomenal chef! We had delicious tapas from the "tasting menu" and sangria and split a dessert of almond cake with clementine sorbet. We booked early and were seated promptly. The service was stellar. We will be back!3/30/2013 12:00:00 AMWe have been fans of La TascaWe have been fans of La Tasca for years. The food is great. Its a great place to begin an evening with a group of friends.3/23/2013 12:00:00 AMWe've been to La Tasca-AlexandriaWe've been to La Tasca-Alexandria a few times. Yes, it's a chain. Yes, it's very noisy. But my wife likes it. And the sangria's good. If you try and fill up on tapas, it can get expensive. But the paella is a meal for 4 people.3/22/2013 12:00:00 AMThe Sangria was amazing. WeThe Sangria was amazing. We tried three different pitchers and by far loved the traditional red Sangria with Red Bull. We had the large $65 sampler and cheese board with two cheeses and one meat. Everything was wonderful, in fact, we couldn't stop talking about it. We made reservations at 8pm and arrived early and were sat about ten minutes early. We were two couples, one local and one from out of town. My husband and I are the locals and are trying to decide who to go to dinner with next so that we have an excuse to go to La Tasca again. Wonderfly different and enjoyable. There was a delay between our tapas arrival but it was the perfect amount of time - it would have been nice if the server would have shared the timing with us though.3/16/2013 12:00:00 AMWe went mid-week, and it wasWe went mid-week, and it was fairly quiet...for La Tasca. We have been on weekends, and it can be very loud (in a good way). The food is always great. ALL of the Sangrias are fabulous! Sometimes, they have live music, and in the summers, they open up the windows, so you get a nice breeze. We LOVE La Tasca, and we always take our out of town guests!3/13/2013 12:00:00 AMOutstanding food! We orderedOutstanding food! We ordered the meat tasting menu and I really enjoyed it. My only complaint is that the food took a while to arrive (approx. 45 min, when I had been hoping to be in and out in about an hour). However, the servers were pleasant and attentive, and again, the food was outstanding.1/1/0001 4:00:00 PM